The Windows 11 context menu for PowerArchiver on normal files (to be compressed, etc.) is now showing multiple tiers with two identical menus. See attached captures of the issue:
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Edition Windows 11 Pro
Version 24H2
OS build 26100.2605
Hello!
I’ve just created SFX-Archives both from ZIP and 7z-Archives and none has an Icon as it seems.
I use the new version 22.00.11.
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Basically I used powerarchiver context menus to zip up a folder then i used windows 11 own built in zip extractor via the context menu to extract all and this is where it throw up a fault. , I’m using windows 11 .
The file that was a problem in the zip that windows 11 could not extract was iva “babe” cotton.jpg
I know it has non standard quotes in it.
However I had winrar on the computer and tried the exact same method with their context menu compress to zip and then I extracted the file with windows own extract all context menu and it had no problems. This indicates that powerarchiver is doing something different with iva “babe” cotton.jpg compressing to zip.
Then I changed iva “babe” cotton.jpg to iva babe cotton.jpg and compressed it with powerarchiver and then tried it with windows 11 extract all and had no problems. It looks like powerarchiver is doing something to that one file that has quotes in it.
Please note that powerarchiver extracted both zip files with no problems, only windows built in zip extraction had the fault. Reason I’m letting people know in case they send zip files with special characters in files names to people who do not have powerarchiver.
When will a fix be implemented?
On installing the program I am getting the error message:
"Unable to execute file c:\Program Files\PowerArchiver\pashutil.exe
CreateProcess failed: code 2
The system cannot find the file specified"
This can’t be right!
I am using the latest official build of Windows 11
Buttons are not properly aligned on About screen.
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Buttons not aligned on configuration window.
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New version:
PowerArchiver 2023 - 22.00.10:
Download:
https://u.powerarchiver.com/pa2023/powarc220010.exe
New build for some bug fixes and issues - full list to come with new update. Please test and see if you have any issues.
Thanks everyone for your assistance!
New version:
PowerArchiver 2023 - 22.00.11:
Download:
https://u.powerarchiver.com/pa2023/powarc220011.exe
New build for some bug fixes and issues - full list to come with new update. Please test and see if you have any issues.
Thanks everyone for your assistance!
Just tried using the Modern (Windows 10) Icon set and seeing a few missing icons in both PowerArchiver Burner and PowerArchiver Encryption screens . They are all there in the Minimalistik icon set and the only difference I can see is the former is blue and the latter grey. In version 22.00.9
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Hi everyone, some good news about PowerArchiver… I’ve managed to get in touch with the original developer of PowerArchiver, Ivan Petrovic, and he has confirmed that the product is not dead or abandoned, in fact it is still very much alive! There has been a hiatus over the past months for various reasons, but that we should expect to see stuff coming through in the coming months (hopefully the next 2 months).
I had a large .tar file (a backed up WSL) and I want to delete a few directories and their contents from it using PA2023.
PA just destroys the whole archive as soon as I try to delete a directory, leaving it in a state where PA2023 won’t even open it any more.
I tried several times and also tried compressing it to .tar.xz instead - same result.
This should either actually work, or it should say operation not supported and do nothing.
Hello!
The regular version of PA 2023 is out for over 6 months now, but there is still no sign of the portable release.
(When) will there be one?
Thanks!
Hello!
Is there currently no portable version of PA2023 available?
(When) do you plan to release one?
Thanks!
Win 11 64 bit
I have some archives which have been encrypted, using the encrypt option either in pbs or when interactively creating a zip. When I open these, and look at files, I am asked for passwords, which I know, and then can view items or decrypt the files in the archive (tools>decrypt files).
However, when I use the Actions>Remove Archive Encryption (whether using the same zip or asking to write another), the routine shows progress bar to the end, but then just hangs i.e. “OK” never activates. All process information shows this stalled/hanging.
What can I do to sort this out?
For example:
Download this ZIP file: http://dslstats.me.uk/files/dslstats32W-6.5.zip
Everything in the ZIP file is in a directory “dslstats32W-6.5”.
However when I extract using right click “Extract Here” the name of the directory created is “2W-6.5” !
I am running PA 22.00.09 on Windows 11. I have seen the same happen with some other kinds of archive too.
If I compress a folder to a .pa using right click, Compress to folder.pa and use the new Windows 11 menu then the Options, Configuration, Miscellaneous, Use normal relative path setting is always enabled.
But I like this option disabled so I have to use the old style menu in order to get PA to compress a folder in the way I wish.
Windows Explorer
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Hi
It seems Powerarchiver causes a bit delay when Opening Windows Explorer, especially after reboot. did any body notice this delay?
Regards
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Hello,
Thanks for writing. Can you elaborate more on how it’s due to PowerArchiver?
Please let us know any details, we’ll take a look.Thanks!
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Hello,
Thanks for writing. Can you elaborate more on how it’s due to PowerArchiver?
Please let us know any details, we’ll take a look.Thanks!
Hi
Thank you for your Reply
It just start happening after installing Powerarchiver, previously Opening windows explorer almost takes no time but after installing PowerArchiver it takes time (almost 300 ms) to open Windows Explorer.
My OS is Windows 10 x64
Regards
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does it happen every time you open shell, or just the first time?
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does it happen every time you open shell, or just the first time?
Thank You For Your Reply
First time delay is more but every time I open the shell, it opens with a delay more than before installing Powerarchiver.
Regards
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Thank You For Your Reply
First time delay is more but every time I open the shell, it opens with a delay more than before installing Powerarchiver.
Regards
so when you right click on the file, right? Or opening actual Windows Explorer window?
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so when you right click on the file, right? Or opening actual Windows Explorer window?
No, actual Windows Explorer Window
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No, actual Windows Explorer Window
hm, this should not happen - shell extensions that we use only get activated when you right click on the file and even then it gets cached after first run and is instant even on my core-m.
Can you try disabling options in Config> Shell extensions like Hints, Explorer Preview and Preview shell extension, try then?
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hm, this should not happen - shell extensions that we use only get activated when you right click on the file and even then it gets cached after first run and is instant even on my core-m.
Can you try disabling options in Config> Shell extensions like Hints, Explorer Preview and Preview shell extension, try then?
It seems I’ve made a mistake
I disabled Shell Extension completely but nothing change, so it’s not PowerArchiver’s FaultThank You all
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Hello
After clean installing windows and exactly after installing PowerArchiver, Windows Explorer opens with a delay, it seems unchecking “Use Explorer Extensions” will not unload Explorer Extension.
Regards
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Hello
After clean installing windows and exactly after installing PowerArchiver, Windows Explorer opens with a delay, it seems unchecking “Use Explorer Extensions” will not unload Explorer Extension.
Regards
Hi deadlyshadow.
Check out shellexview:
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview_setup.exe
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.htmlIt lets you disable specific shell extensions.
You can try seeing which one exactly is creating this issue for you and maybe if it is due to presence of some other shell extensions as well. You can easily sort by name and then go to PowerArchiver ones.
After disabling any of the options, you need to restart explorer.exe from taskmanager (right click> Restart).
thank you!